Brake-beam.



No. 823,601.v

C. I. HUNIooN.

PATBNTBD JUNE 19, 1906.

BRAKE BEAM.v

APPLICATION FILED rnB.2s,19oa.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

CHARLES FRANCIS HUNTOON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHICAGORAILWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLI- NOIS, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS.

BRAKE-BEAM.

No. 823,601'. l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 26. 1906. Serial No. 303,042.

Patented J' une 19, 1906.

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES FRANCIS HUN- TOON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chica o, Illinois, have invented a certain new anuseful Improvement in BrakevBeams, of which the following is a full,clear,

and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a sectional view through the end of the brake-beam, showingmy improved filler-block in position. Fig'. 2 is a sectional view on theline 2 2` of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the lineS 3 ofFig. 1. K

' This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in brake-beams,the object being to utilize a flanged 'compression member and a flatplate tension member, the end of the fianged compression membercontaining a thrust-block in the form of afiller, which provides a seatfor the compression member, and around which thrust-block the end ofthetension member may be bent in a gentle curve, so as to avoid abrupt orsharp corners at the end of the tension member.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the compression member of a brake-beam,said compression member being in the form of a channel with its flangespresented forwardly or inwardly with respect to the wheel.

2 is a thrust-block preferably formed hollow for the sake of li htness',which thrustblock fits within the cannel and has lateral extensions 3projecting over the flanges of the channel compression member.

4 is the tension member of such width as to Y fit between the fianges ofthe compression member, the end of said tension member being bent aroundthe thrust-block and against the inclined end thereof, as shown in Fi1,.

5 is a socket in the brake-head which is I llipped over the parts andwhich serves to d tion.

6 is a rivet passing through the socket or sleeve portion of thebrake-headl and the flanges of the compression member;

the end of the tension member in posi- I am aware that minor changes inthe construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts ofmy device can be made v and ,substituted for those herein shown anddescribed without in the least departing from the nature and principleof my invention.

I-Iaving thus described the invention, what is `claimed as new, and.desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a trussed brake-beam, the combination with a flanged compressionmember, of a thrust-block tting within the anged compression member andhaving lateral extensions overlapping the ends of the flanges of saidcompression member, a tension member whose end is bent around saidthrust-block, and a brake-head; substantially as described. 2. In abrake-beam, the combination with a flan ed compression member, athrustblock tting between the flanges of said compression member andhaving projections at its ends overlapping the fianges of saidcompression member, the outer end of said thrustblock being inclined, atension member fitting between the flanges of said compression memberand bent around said thrust-block, and a brake-head; substantially asdescribed, f

3. In a brake-beam, the combination with a channeled compression member,a thrustblock fitting between the flanges of said compression member andhavin lateral projections extending over the en s of the flanges of saidcompression member, a tension member Jiitting between the anges of saidcompression member and having its end bent around said thrust-block, abrake-head having a sleeve portion which is designed to be CHARLESFRANCIS HNTOON.

Witnesses:

E. T. WALKER, FREDERICK T. DE LONG.

